Hey there, folks. In today’s issue, we’re going to have a look at a few terms and phrases specifically related to graphics and graphics cards. Naturally, we don’t have enough space to cover all of them in one article, so this is probably something we’re going to be revisiting at a later date. Ambient Occlusion: You’ve probably...

Digital Rights Management. Few things raise the hackles of PC gamers more than those three words. Granted, it’s not always terrible. DRM can, when done right, protect the intellectual property of a developer without making legitimate customers feel like criminals. The trouble is, it’s almost never done right anymore. Virtually the only example I can...

In this edition of Layman’s Terms, we’ll take a look at a few more definitions related to the web. Specifically, we’re going to look at some of the languages in which the Internet is coded; a few of the languages which makes it what it is. HTML: “HTML” stands for “Hyper Text Markup Language.” Now, that’s not really...

Today, we’re going to take a look at a few terms that are fairly often applied to software and what each term means. Vaporware: Vaporware basically describes an application that simply…isn’t. It’s software that’s neither developed nor officially cancelled and exists in a strange sort of limbo between real and nonexistent. This term...

This is the third installment in the series “Apple Jailbreak Q & A”! If you missed it, check out “What is Jailbreaking?” before getting started with the rest of the series. Can My Device be Jailbroken? Not every iDevice can be jailbroken, but most any of them that run the iOS firmware (iPod touch, iPad, and iPhone) can be jailbroken to some degree...

Even if you’re not heavily vested in the “hacking” and device unlocking scene, you’ve probably heard the term “jailbreak” used in conjunction with Apple’s line of devices. The term has become so ubiquitous that other device hacking groups have begun to use the term instead of “hacking” because of the softer...

Being a one-man band in a business is a tough experience. You have to do everything and wear all hats in the business. It can be particular frustrating answering petty emails when you know that your time is better spent doing things that actually make money. Hiring employees is a lot of hassle. You have to deal with a bunch of legal requirements and taxes. A...

As you get rolling with your Internet business, you will find that it takes up more and more of your time. Eventually, you’re going to be thinking about getting somebody else to do some of the grunt work that isn’t the best use of your time. I can tell you from experience that it can be very hard to make the transition to outside labor. The following...

There is a well known Internet marketer by the name of Eben Pagan and one of his best known ideas is the concept of “moving the free line”. In short, it means giving more stuff away to your potential customers as a means to make a sale down the road. It means giving really good stuff away – stuff your customers might expect to have to pay...

One of the secret weapons of internet marketing is the joint venture partnership, often called simply “JV”. A JV partnership is where you work in conjunction with another person to promote a product on the Internet. It allows you to take advantage of the resources built up by another. For example, let’s say you have a product you would like to...